Toshiba 51H94 owner manual Connecting two VCRs, To view the antenna or Cable signal

From antenna or Cable

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV

Connecting two VCRs

You will need:

￿two coaxial cables

￿ two sets of standard A/V cables

• For better picture performance, if VCR 1 has S-video, use an S-video cable (plus the audio cables) instead of the standard video cable. However, do not connect both

VCR1 (plays)

		VIDEO	AUDIO
IN from ANT	CH 3	L	R	IN
	CH 4
OUT to TV		L	R	OUT

types of video cable to VIDEO 1 (or VIDEO 2) at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable.

• If VCR 1 has mono audio, connect L/MONO on the TV (VIDEO 1)

to the audio out jack on VCR 1 using the white audio cable only.

• Do not connect the same VCR to the output and input jacks on the

TV at the same time.

￿ To view the antenna or Cable signal:

Turn OFF VCR 1. Select the ANT-1 video input source.*

￿ To view VCR 1:

Turn ON VCR 1. Select the VIDEO 1 video input source.*

￿ To dub or edit from VCR 1 to VCR 2:

TV
						IN
						AUDIO
	VIDEO 1	VIDEO 2	COLOR	COLOR
			STREAM	STREAM
			HD-1	HD-2
OUT 1	S-VIDEO	S-VIDEO
			Y	Y	a
OUT 2						R	L
			PB	PB
TheaterNet
		VIDEO	PR	PR	VIDEO
	L/	L/			L/
		MONO	L	L	MONO
		AUDIO	AUDIO	AUDIO	AUDIO
				b
		R	R	R	R		R

TheaterNet

IEEE1394

1

2

HDMI IN

G-LINK

EJECT

CableCARD™

ANT1
(CABLE)
ANT2
ANT (75	)

Turn ON both VCRs. Set VCR 2 to the appropriate line

input (refer to your VCR ownerÕs manual for details).

IN	OUT
VCR2 (records)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Select the VIDEO 1 video input source.*

Note:

•If you have a Cable box, connect the Cable box and splitter to VCR1 as shown on page 14.

•The VIDEO OUT signal incorporates Macrovision® copyright protection technology, which may prevent you from recording certain copy-restricted video materials.**

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*To select the video input source, press INPUT on the remote control (see page 67). To program the TV remote control to operate other devices, see Chapter 3.

**This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited pay-per-view uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. Macrovision is a registered trademark of Macrovision Corporation.

The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.

		VIDEO
IN from ANT	CH 3	L	R	IN
	CH 4
OUT to TV		L	R	OUT
		L		R

aThe VIDEO OUT jack does not output the POP picture.

bWhen the POP window is open, the AUDIO OUT jacks output the sound of the active window (main or POP). For additional information, see “Notes about recording” on page 74.

Note: The VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks output the signals from the ANT 1, ANT 2, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, or VIDEO 3 jacks when the appropriate input mode is selected.

￿To use the TV Guide On Screen recording features:

Note: If you connect your devices according to the illustration above, you will record from the TV Guide On Screen system to the VCR labeled “VCR2.”

1.Connect the G-LINK cable according to the instructions on page 25.

2.Make sure the VCR2 is connected to the A/V OUT jacks on the TV (see illustration).

3.Set the VCR to the appropriate line input (refer to your VCR ownerÕs manual for details), and then turn OFF the VCR.

4.See Chapter 5 for details on setting up the TV Guide On Screen system.

5.See Chapter 7 for details on using the TV Guide On Screen system.

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